Despite the tragic incident involving the Titan submersible and the loss of five passengers, OceanGate Expeditions appears to still be advertising trips to explore the Titanic wreckage on its website. The company has listed two eight-day voyages for June 2024, each priced at $250,000.

The advertised trips are set to depart from St. John’s, Newfoundland, with “the expedition leader will go over important safety information and dive day logistics, and our science team and content experts will help you prepare for what you may discover on your dive.”

Along with training and the submersible dive, OceanGate promises meals and expedition gear, ensuring passengers “leave the vessel with a collection of media from the dives and an amazing adventure to share when you get back home.”

The website states that: “You will learn everything you need to know for your dive onboard the expedition vessel, and we will help you prepare for the expedition before you join us on the ship.” In a frequently asked questions section, the website recommended that “It is helpful to have a sturdy pair of sea legs, but even if the extent of your life on the water is only snorkeling in 20 feet of water, we will be happy to welcome you aboard.”

The news of the tragic deaths of the five passengers was announced on June 22, following an extensive search and rescue mission by the United States Coast Guard. The discovery of debris 1,600 feet from the Titanic wreckage’s tailbone indicated a “catastrophic pressure implosion.”

The five crew members aboard the ill-fated Titan submersible were Titan CEO, Stockton Rush, British billionaire, Hamish Harding, French explorer, Paul-Henri Nargeolet, and businessman Shahzada Dawood, and his 19-year-old son Suleman.

In an interview with ABC News on Thursday, renowned filmmaker James Cameron drew attention to the striking resemblance between the tragic events surrounding the Titanic disaster and the presumed deaths of the five passengers on board the Titan submersible. Cameron, who directed the famous movie “Titanic,” told ABC News that diving experts were “deeply concerned” regarding the safety of the submersible even before the ill-fated expedition took place.

“A number of the top players in the deep submergence engineering community even wrote letters to the company, saying that what they were doing was too experimental to carry passengers and that it needed to be certified,” he claimed.

Following the discovery of Titan debris, indicating the loss of life onboard, Cameron couldn’t help but draw parallels between this presumed catastrophe and the ill-fated voyage of the Titanic.

“I’m struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster itself, where the captain was repeatedly warned about ice ahead of his ship, and yet he steamed at full speed into an ice field on a moonless night and many people died as a result,” said Cameron.

“For us, it’s a very similar tragedy where warnings went unheeded,” the Canadian director surmised. “To take place at the same exact site with all the diving that’s going on all around the world, I think it’s just astonishing. It’s really quite surreal,” he added.

Although OceanGate has not officially addressed future expeditions, the fact that the advertised trips remain on the website suggests that the company still intends to offer these exploratory experiences in the future. However, given the recent incident, OceanGate might need to  thoroughly review and address safety concerns to ensure the well-being of its passengers and prevent similar accidents from occurring again.